The capture of metabolic disorders and muscle functions in the field of magnetic resonance imaging is the new task. So far the metabolism in muscle could only be examined by biopsies. However, this is complex, expensive and also very inconvenient for the patients.
The Diagnostic Pedal is a fully automatic stress device, which allows investigating the calf, thigh and gluteal muscles during exercise in the MRI. It records all main physiological parameters digitally. The following applications are possible:
- phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging
- Phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging (blood flow)
- BOLD imaging